[Exharboroughspireite]

Balance of probabilities they just about nipped it. Hobson could and should have hit the target with both of his chances. One thing for certain however was that we were interested in playing football and they weren?t. If I was their manager I would be looking at brown (who dunkley marked out of the game) and be thinking that we would be a very good step in his development?.

[MrTall]

Any chance we can have a bit of realism? Derby were the better team who deserved to win and the referee was fine.

[Exharboroughspireite]

MrTall, on 13 August 2024 - 08:48 PM, said:

Any chance we can have a bit of realism? Derby were the better team who deserved to win and the referee was fine.

Agree didn?t see anything wrong with ref

[Cum on u blues]

By the sounds of PC we need to review what?s done on the trainiing ground??Mandy & Colclough out?.fortunately it sounds like Naylor isn?t serious but the injuries are piling up

[azul]

Worrying news.....

Mandeville injured, Colclough being nursed (again) and Naylor (a bit worrying the way he went down)

[Nickycw]

No real complaints. They had the better chances, smacked the bar, but we gave a good account of ourselves. Having watched the first two games, I think we?re a few short though - particularly if Naylor is out. Banks and DJ lack a bit of bite as we know from the season before last, and for me it?s too soon to be relying on Drummond as the third striker

[Cartman]

Exharboroughspireite, on 13 August 2024 - 08:49 PM, said:

Agree didn?t see anything wrong with ref

Every 50/50 seemed to go their way - nothing major but gave us nothing, Quigley only had to breathe on their centre half for a free kick to be given against him!

No massive decisions but definitely a ?homer? for me

[azul]

Cartman, on 13 August 2024 - 08:54 PM, said:

Every 50/50 seemed to go their way - nothing major but gave us nothing, Quigley only had to breathe on their centre half for a free kick to be given against him!

No massive decisions but definitely a ?homer? for me

Stop it

[60s 70s Spireite]

azul, on 13 August 2024 - 08:52 PM, said:

Worrying news.....

Mandeville injured, Colclough being nursed (again) and Naylor (a bit worrying the way he went down)

You have to think we have to permanently nurse Colclough?s hamstrings.

[metallilad]

Sloppy passing cost us. They didn't win the ball back, we passed it to them nearly every time.

[gordon_brittas]

azul, on 13 August 2024 - 08:46 PM, said:

Lets hope so but to be honest we never had out strongest lineup out there at any point. I am a tad baffled unless we serious injury issues


We were completely toothless

Don?t agree with that. If that Hobson shot went in, and Quigley?s chance go in we win 3-2. Boot didn?t have anything at all to do most of the match. To say they are two leagues above us it certainly didn?t show in quality.

[azul]

metallilad, on 13 August 2024 - 08:57 PM, said:

Sloppy passing cost us. They didn't win the ball back, we passed it to them nearly every time.

Think we lost against a poor team. No shame but no real credit

gordon_brittas, on 13 August 2024 - 08:58 PM, said:

Don?t agree with that. If that Hobson shot went in, and Quigley?s chance go in we win 3-2. Boot didn?t have anything at all to do most of the match. To say they are two leagues above us it certainly didn?t show in quality.

and if pigs had wings.

Hark at Mr Negativity

[Painted Wagon]

Fantastic support from the travelling Spireites. Can?t complain about our performance against a Championship side who could struggle this season. Hope Naylor is ok.

[Gatesheed-Spireite]

Paul Cook interview on YouTube. He seems to think Naylor might be 'okay', presumably for Crewe. Doesn't sound as bad as it looked

[azul]

Gatesheed-Spireite, on 13 August 2024 - 09:45 PM, said:

Paul Cook interview on YouTube. He seems to think Naylor might be 'okay', presumably for Crewe. Doesn't sound as bad as it looked

Worrying the trend for this season is that injuries tend to be more serious than first thought so we should wait and see.

However he seemed really confident we'll have a couple reinforcements in by Crewe

[Maddog Tannen]

Yeah major injuries already....Manderville out for some time and Colclough struggling plus lad from Fulman came off with an injury plus Naylor......

[Bonnyman]

Well worth a visit, cook sent out a side with a view on seeing how some players got on

Hobson did ok
New right back was a bit too negative imo, not sure on Daley either tonight, no worries though
Berry had a stinker, looks heavy imo as though he has bulked up, but looks slower, he has zero idea off the ball and out of possession can?t defend, reluctant to take players on snd got released in second half only to square the ball , cut in and let one rip be aggressive in the attack

oldaker is an interesting player , he is brimming with confidence and looks absolute class, his close control is superb he rolls players for fun , can he keep it up and build on a brilliant if not surprising start

[Siberian Spireite]

gordon_brittas, on 13 August 2024 - 08:26 PM, said:

All kick and rush are Derby. One only side attempting to play football..

Is your brain painted on?

Not much kick and rush from either side.

Talking to my Derby mate on the way back, he described them as ‘pretty in possession but no goal threat’, and said that we had looked no better than some of the poorer League One sides they encountered last season, though he is worried that Derby are not up to Championship level themselves. He’s always objective enough.

I thought that, against a side good enough not to let us control possession, our usual game plan had to be replaced with a more counter-attacking approach, which Quigley is not suited for as he is not mobile enough. We played okay tonight but could not play our usual attacking, controlling game as the opposition were a level above.

I still reckon we will be right up there in the League Two reckoning.

This post has been edited by Siberian Spireite: 13 August 2024 - 10:02 PM

[DMU Blue]

It was probably the right call you give some fringe players some minutes but it still leaves you feeling a bit ?what if? because we?d have beaten them if we?d really gone for it.

Last year we went by without any real injuries. This year we seem to be picking up a few.

Berry was really poor. Hobson was ok but surely he?ll be on his way out?

Drummond is electric quick. It will be interesting to see if he can play a bit too having not really had much of a chance to see in his appearances so far.

[60s 70s Spireite]

Bonnyman, on 13 August 2024 - 09:52 PM, said:

Well worth a visit, cook sent out a side with a view on seeing how some players got on

Hobson did ok
New right back was a bit too negative imo, not sure on Daley either tonight, no worries though
Berry had a stinker, looks heavy imo as though he has bulked up, but looks slower, he has zero idea off the ball and out of possession can?t defend, reluctant to take players on snd got released in second half only to square the ball , cut in and let one rip be aggressive in the attack

oldaker is an interesting player , he is brimming with confidence and looks absolute class, his close control is superb he rolls players for fun , can he keep it up and build on a brilliant if not surprising start

Agree with most of that. Strange that Berry is far better as a sub, than a starter.
Oldaker a revelation in these first two games, You can see why Cook has kept him on for the full length of each game to date.